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New swine fever case found in Central Japan

April 21, 2019

Nagoya–The Aichi prefectural government said Sunday that a new swine fever case has been found in the central Japan prefecture, at a pig farm in the city of Tahara. The local authorities culled a total of some 1,800 pigs–1,000 at

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Japan panel to propose expanded use of original surnames

April 21, 2019

Tokyo–A Japanese government panel plans to include in a set of recommendations to be compiled as early as in May a proposal calling for allowing nursery teachers and others to keep using their original surnames at workplaces after marriage. The

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Ex-Japanese Justice Min. Yasuoka Dies at 79

April 20, 2019

Tokyo- Former Japanese Justice Minister Okiharu Yasuoka died of pancreatic cancer at a hospital in Tokyo on Friday. He was 79. Yasuoka was also a former House of Representatives lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party. After working as judge and

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Japan-U.S. Security Treaty to Cover Cyberattacks

April 20, 2019

Washington- Foreign and defense ministers of Japan and the United States confirmed on Friday that Article 5 of the two countries’ security treaty, which sets out Washington’s obligations to defend territories under Japanese jurisdiction, could apply to cyberattacks against Japan.

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J-Village in Fukushima Fully Reopens as Symbol of Reconstruction

April 20, 2019

Naraha, Fukushima Pref.- The J-Village national soccer center, which had been used as a base to cope with a nuclear accident in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, fully resumed its original functions on Saturday for the first time in

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Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan Agree to Make Eel Trade Transparent

April 20, 2019

Tokyo- Japan, South Korea and Taiwan agreed on Friday to make international trade in young eels, or glass eels, in an effort to recover the population of endangered Japanese eels. At issue is a rampant flow of glass eels to

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko End Final Regional Trip

April 20, 2019

Tokyo- Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko returned to Tokyo on Friday, from a three-day trip to the central Japan prefecture of Mie for ceremonies at Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine complex, where the Emperor reported his abdication scheduled for

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Reiwa Decided as New Era Name after Final Push by Abe

April 19, 2019

Tokyo- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at the end of a meeting of all cabinet members on April 1 that he wanted Reiwa to be the name of the next Japanese era, and his preference was approved by other participants,

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